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them.”
    They headed toward the building. He didn’t offer his arm
like he would to any other woman. He grinned. She’d probably bite it off and
leave him with a bloody stump.
    Her cry had him turning quickly, just in time to have her
slam against his chest. He grunted, automatically wrapping his arms around her
to steady her.
    Her green eyes blinked up at him. “Sorry, I tripped. I’m not
so great with heels.”
    He glanced down at her feet, taking in the stilettos, and
his thoughts flashed to an image of her wearing nothing but his bed sheets and
those heels. His cock pulsed and throbbed. Her eyes flared and he knew she
could feel it with the way she was plastered against him. The fact they were
still out in the open and had her stuff weighing them down all faded away. He
had one thing on his mind.
    “If you don’t want me to kiss you, I’d step back.” It was
the only warning he was going to give her.
    Her eyes darted to his mouth and her little pink tongue
flicked out to wet her bottom lip. With a groan he bent his head and took that
full bottom lip between his teeth. Sucked it and nipped it. She moaned and
shifted impossibly closer, opening her mouth and granting him full access.
    He took. His tongue foraged inside and he felt high on the
taste of her. She filled his senses so she was all he could see, hear, smell,
feel and taste. She surrounded him and left him gasping for air when she pulled
away. Lust rocked through him. He wanted her, probably more than he’d ever
wanted anyone. It scared him a little. But then, it had been a long dry spell
for him. By choice.
    “We’re going to have sex and it’s going to be incredible.”
She smiled, took another step back and a deep breath. “But it’s not going to be
tonight.”
    She stunned him with her honesty. She obviously wasn’t one
to play games or beat around the bush. He could appreciate that in a woman.
Especially one he wanted to get naked.
    “Why not tonight?” He could have bit his tongue once the
words left his mouth.
    She smiled. “Because I have work to do. And I’m not easy.”
    “Trust me, I can tell there’s not an easy thing about you.”
    She laughed. It was such a soft, seductive sound. It rolled
over him and grabbed him by the balls, giving them a squeeze and making his
dick ache for release. “I like you.”
    “I like you too.” He’d like her even more when she was naked
and under him. Or over him. Or even better, on her hands and knees in front of
him.
    He grabbed her hand before she realized his intention and
resumed leading her to the building. “In case you stumble again.”
    She didn’t say anything but she didn’t pull her hand away
this time.
    “Does Stace know your car?” His mind was trying to think of
things other than Honor. It was a slow process.
    “Yes, anyone who knows me knows my car.”
    “We probably should have parked somewhere else, but Stace
will know you’re here soon enough. We’ve probably got a few hours before she
and Shep get back.”
    She nodded her head. Griff keyed them into the building and
then led her to the stairs. There was an empty apartment on the second floor
where he was. But he didn’t intend on letting her stay there.
    “You said something about having work to do?”
    “I need to find a secure network and do a little research.”
    “Mine is secure. It’s probably the best you’ll find. A
friend of mine, Chetan, set it up for me. He stays up on the third floor.”
    “Where do Stace and Shep stay?”
    “Bottom floor. There’s one apartment down there. Two on each
of the other floors. Five floors. There are only three of us living here right
now though.” He put his key in and opened the door to his apartment. “This is
my place.”
    “Welcome to my parlor, said the spider to the fly.”
    He laughed. “I’m not so bad.”
    She let her gaze slide from his head to his feet and back up
again. “I’m betting you’re very good.”
    He watched her walk in and move across his